21 November 2010

I know some of you are split on the whole J Beebs mania, but I’ve got a confession: I’ve been a “Belieber” ever since I did this iChat (yes, an iChat—21st-century stuff for a 21st-century star) interview with him for our September issue.

For anyone not into the teen singing sensation thang, the back-story on Justin Bieber (welcome out from under that rock!), here it is: 12-year-old boy enters a local singing competition in Toronto, boy’s mom posts clips of him on YouTube, people notice, Justin Timberlake and Usher get in a bidding war to sign him, Usher wins, Biebs takes over the world. It’s all been so exhausting that the teen megastar has to get put on voice rest—a lot. But his fingers are working—so I interviewed him by IM for ourSeptember issue.

Want a sneak peak? Read on…

GlamGrlNYC2010: So you’re on voice rest, huh? Bummer.

Justin Bieber: It’s no fun, but it’s necessary.

GlamGrlNYC2010: Hey, did you hear that Tom Brady got your haircut?

JB: I did. I was just in Massachusetts [singing at the Patriots’ stadium], so he may have been influenced. Ha. Does Gisele like it?

GlamGrlNYC2010: We’ll have to ask her! Is it true that before you were discovered, you’d never been on a plane?

JB: Not even once. It’s crazy how many I’ve been on now.

GlamGrlNYC2010: You’ve even traveled to the White House. Did you hang out with Malia while you were there?

JB: Malia and I didn’t really get a chance to hang.

GlamGrlNYC2010: Let’s talk clothes. What do you wear when you’re not working?

JB: Sperrys, basketball gear, comfortable stuff.

GlamGrlNYC2010: And who does your laundry?

JB: My mom and fluff ’n’ folds on the road.

GlamGrlNYC2010: Is your mom strict?

JB: Very. She still takes my computer away at 10:30 p.m.

GlamGrlNYC2010: Some of your fans pass out when they
see you. Did you ever think you could make a girl faint?

JB: Never!

GlamGrlNYC2010: You must be a pro at handling crying women. Got any advice for men whose girlfriends cry?